Practice Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have a passion for supporting patients to be healthy by utilising your skills in health prevention, screening, and early management of long-term health conditions. You will strive to continuously deliver quality and safe services to a high standard. The post-holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the wider team to deliver excellent nursing care and to maximise Practice income such as QOF and enhanced service contracts.

Note: This is a part-time job. The full-time equivalent for us is 40 hours per week.

Practice Nurse Core Responsibilities will involve:

• Venepuncture
• Blood pressure
• ECG
• Height/Weight/BMI
• Health Promotion
• Childhood and Adult Immunisations
• Wound Care
• Contraception
• Cervical Screening
• Spirometry
• Long-term condition management such as Diabetes, COPD, Asthma
• Some experience of long-term condition management and cervical screening is essential.

System used: EMIS

About Minehead Medical Centre

Minehead Medical Centre (MMC) is a vibrant central hub for the town, with a dedicated team as close-knit as the rest of Minehead's population.Minehead Medical Centre is the only GP service in the area. The other two GP surgeries are located much further out on the outskirts. The patient list size is 12,300 with a slightly higher number of aging population when compared to the rest of Somerset.In recent years, Minehead Medical Centre has undergone refurbishment works to provide additional clinical rooms on the ground floor.Minehead is a coastal town in Somerset, lying on the south bank of the Bristol Channel and within easy reach of Bristol, Taunton, and Yeovil. The town is surrounded by beautiful scenery, Exmoor national park, and some fantastic walks and cycle routes.

Why join us?

Our Benefits;

• NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution
• 25 days / 200 hours / 5 weeks annual leave plusBank Holidays(pro-rata, if part-time)
• Extra days leave for work anniversary each year
• Enhanced Maternity, Maternity Support (Paternity), Adoption pay
• Family friendly employment policies
• Special and Significant Event Leave
• Participation in OMGs refer a friend scheme
• Continued personal and professional development
• 24/7 free access to an Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
• Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to NHS Discounts

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Be registered with the NMC
• Have a degree in Nursing
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Minimum of 1 Long Term Condition diploma

Experience

Essential

• Have substantial Practice Nurse experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Have knowledge of patients with long term conditions
• Be familiar with Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and associated policy
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

OneMedicalGroup

Address

Minehead Medical Centre

Minehead

Somerset

TA24 5DL

Employer's website

https://www.onemedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)